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From: Ken
Date: 18 Nov 1999 05:34:57
Message: <3833D612.B2DF0E2C@pacbell.net>
Chris Huff wrote:
> 
> There seems to be a problem with filtering objects, filter is treated
> like transmit. I haven't downloaded the bug-fixed version yet, but this
> seems to be unrelated to that bug.
> For example, this:
> sphere {< 0, 0, 0>, 1
>   pigment {color Green filter 1}
>  translate < 0, 1.0001, 0>
> }
> is invisible when placed on a ground plane, when it should show up as a
> green transparent sphere.
> This happens with #version 3.1 but not with #version 3.14159, I don't
> know if it happens in UVPov.

I recall that Warp mentioned something about a dissapearing filtered sphere
problem with UVPov v6.0 that Nathan was going to fix for UVPov v6.1. That
may explain the difference.

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